A second autopilot is now installed on Mickmoon and is working fine. It became a Raymarine Evolution EV200 with a Jefa DD1 direct drive unit. I have sailed with the new auto pilot during the last 3

Thanks to everyone who gave us information! I thought I would update on what we did to solve the problem of the seal. In the end we managed to solve the problem of the leaking oil, but it looks as if

Hi Volker, when the bearings by ship yard not in the store, send me the numbers from the bearings. I will ask in our company, if the bearings in our store or if there an alternative typ. Best

Great that you took the plunge. Those Agm batteries aren't cheap so if you can keep your lithium alive, I'm certain it will save you money over the long term. I'm a little confused on your air con

There 2 sets of bearings. Before taking seal out take note of numbers. Bearing 123 should have the seal and bearings to match. I think bearing 123 is in France Aras

Hi Aras, I went to a ship yard and tomorrow we will take down the fore stay, to be able to take it apart. Like you I tried everything, rinsing with water, with dry lubricant, ... Nothing was

I experienced a Raymarine clutch failure, but that failure was because the autopilot voltage to the clutch was set at 24-volts. Raymarine Type 2 drives have a 12-volt clutch and a 24-volt motor. They

Alexis, I do not know exactly what he is going to present, but he makes Code 0 / Code D sails for Amel Yachts. If he does not answer what you are looking for, he will remain in the ZOOM meeting for

Hello! Has your autopilot's electric motor failed? If you have heard of people's motors failing, I'll buy a new one on the spot, but I've only ever heard of clutch, belt, and bearing failures. My

I had not mentioned that before leaving Carriacou the engine did not start. There was no lighting on the instrument panel It took a few minutes to find that the 12V + cable was corroded and separated

Hi Volker. I seem to be having the very same problem. I tried spraying it, then rinsing it generously and copiously with water. Same result. Turns very stiffly. In fact it got bad enough where my

My top furling device for the genoa is turning very very badly. I need help to get it going or to dismantle it. I have already taken away the brown tigthening ring and now I can see a white plastic

Hi, interesting topic, I will try to attend if I can. 2 questions : -is this discussion include Code 0 / Code D solutions? and generally speaking downwind / Lightwind solutions ? -would you mix the

It’s a 2019 motor. “i “? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hi all, We recently end-to-ended our anchor chain and I found the pictured device useful to guide the chain nice and flat at the bottom of the chain locker. It’s simply a piece of PVC pipe with a

Hi Matt, The VOLVO PENTA D3 you have is that generation “H” with 110HP? Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128 In Storage on the hard in COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD

Hi Dirk; The pressures you are observing are fine, based our experience. The oil pressure sensor is a simple switch that triggers at a certain oil pressure. I’m not sure what exact pressure, but

The time has come to finalize the group purchase of the white rub rail inserts. Presently we have nine owners that are purchasing new inserts. Based on that number their cost should be, based on two

Our new Volvo Penta D-3 has 4.48 bar at 1800 rpm. You might be OK. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hi Paul, Ralph, Mohammad and Arno, thank you for your answers and your experience. We connected an external gauge and the pressure is with cold engine at 2bar at 700rpm (idle) and 4bar at